I just want to emphasize that I never said, nor am I implying that emotions CAUSE fibro. I said it exacerbates the symptoms (negative emotions can make the symptoms much worse). I appreciate your...
Good Afternoon FibroFamily! I was thinking about my own recovery/management as well as reading fibro blogs last night and there were some interesting discussions about the mind-body connection and...
So after asking what the worst part of fibro was for you guys and in turn causing me to feel a bit down, I wanted to try and lift some spirits (and my own) by talking about what still makes us happy...
I took a special fibro class and they mentioned that Stevia and Truvia are better artificial sweeteners for us fibro survivors. I haven't personally felt a difference, but you may want to try it...?...
just wanted to add a big congrats to you! so happy to have found a fibro family on this forum :p...
One of the things that I did about the skin burning was to buy jersey knit sheets for my bed. The skin burning thing was part of one of the reasons that I couldn't sleep at night and the second that...
Hi Everyone, I'm so glad that you were so positive in your responses to my question - like you all said, it's so nice to know that I'm not alone in this. For years, I would get UTI's that were...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to talk a little about what I find to be the worst part of fibromyalgia and I want to know what the worst part is for you? I think the worst part of fibromyalgia is when...
hi mina, i'm sure a lot of people aren't going to like what i'm about to say, but i wanted to tell you my story about how i was healed naturally. i was formally diagnosed with fibro two-three years...
Hi Everyone, I'm not sure if this topic has already been discussed, but I was wondering if sex is painful for you guys? For me, sex is incredibly painful and I've read that it is one of the symptoms...
Thanks Sherrine! I was wondering if my little (or i guess extremely long) introduction was okay...lol! I have some moderator questions that I wanted to ask you - how would I do that? is there a way...
I have had so many doctors not believe me because of my age and it was the most frustrating thing ever. You just have to keep shopping doctors. Also, do research on your own - sometimes we have to...
I have this issue every morning...getting myself out of bed is the hardest part of my day - sometimes it doesn't happen at all! I give myself 2 hours in the morning to get going - I use the first...
Hi, I spent about 8 years with severe hot flashes. In my case, it was due to a form of birth control that I was put on that temporarily puts your body through menopause for about 6 months. Well, I...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself since I'm new on here. My name is Leora, I'm 28, and I'm a writer. I was diagnosed with fibro in 2008. I spent about 1 1/2-2 years stuck at home because...